Heads up - I have seen a lot of these last year right after the exam on this board
Proctors reporting candidate in violation of CFA standards
1. put your pencil down when announced to do so. (if you don’t they will void your test should the proctor reports)
2. Do not talk to the person sitting next to you until you are dismissed.
3. Do not write anything on your ticket.
G’luck all!!
>> 2. Do not talk to the person sitting next to you until you are dismissed.
One year, when we stopped writing and put our pencils down, the guy sitting next to me asked something like “how did you do ?”. I just froze, looked straightb ahead, and ignored him.
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along these lines….are you allowed to wear a baseball cap?
I did the same thing
Baseball cap or any caps should be under your chair. They’ll tell you to do so .
makes sense, thanks.
but you can keep your niqab on right?
chatting seemed quite relaxed in the UK…the guy sittting next to me said he did equity valuation all day..and found it easy ( L2)
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That must really be a violation, commenting on what topic might or might not have been…
One year an ex-colleague took the exam a few rows away and started to talk or chat while we were waiting for it to start, but one mustn’t reply and the only option is to ignore even if it feels horribly impolite.
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Wait so… you can’t talk to people even BEFORE it starts?
+1 to UK relaxed chatting rules. I’ve always gotten to know the fella next to me (on the occasions that there was one, I think there was a year where there was a no-show).
i once sat next to a really nervous indian kid. he looked as if he was would have a nervous breakdown any second
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I feel like #1 is key for level 1 writers. I remember coming out of university where that rule is not enforced as strictly as CFA and so some people make the mistake and keep going as if there can’t be that much of a punishment and they’ll understand since I’m just bubbling what I wrote in the book… too bad the CFA isn’t like that. Put down your pencils. Bubble throughout the test, don’t leave it until the end thinking they will let you keep on bubbling.
i use my watch, and time it perfectly when proctor says “exam start”, so I know how many seconds I have left
Hope. It is the quintessential human delusion, simultaneously the source of your greatest strength, and greatest weakness.
before the exam, the proctors should make it clear at what point you can no longer talk. Before then , it’s ok to talk to the guy next to you and find out where they’re from etc. If you get there late and no one else is talking, don’t talk either
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and don’t bring study materials into the exam room, If you want to study over lunch, leave the books outside.
There was a famous incident in Toronto a few years ago where people were buying bootleg Schweser notes from a copy center, and took them into the exam room for last minute revision. The inevitable happened and the proctors realized that not only had they brought study materials into the exam room, they had bootleg notes to boot
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and obviously bring a spare calculator battery (or a spare calculator, especially if you have the one that needs a screwdriver to change the battery)
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Someone else’s watch will go off in advance of the “times up” call. You don’t need to set your alarm if you’re in a big room.
I had a kid next to me have his phone go off (this was India). The proctor just came over and took it. Gave it back to him at the end of test. Guarantee she didn’t report it.
If you are in a country, like the US or Germany,mwherempeople are sticklers for rules, do not break any or even give the proctors something to write down.
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better yet, just change your battery now, use it for the next few days to make sure nothing wrongs, and dont even bother worrying about it.
Done.
Hope. It is the quintessential human delusion, simultaneously the source of your greatest strength, and greatest weakness.
You’re actually allowed to bring in a small screwdriver for this purpose… in case you want to use your time this way… just make sure you haven’t engraved any formulas on the tiny handle.
You want a quote? Haven’t I written enough already???
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If you are done after 2 hours of the 3, can you leave?
yes
Hope. It is the quintessential human delusion, simultaneously the source of your greatest strength, and greatest weakness.
to add to iteracom’s reply, you can leave early but no one can leave in the final half hour
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…and do not discuss specific questions - especially on a internet forum (ex. analyst forum).
I’ve heard of CFA monitoring these forums.
this forum traditionally closes down for exam day, to stop people discussing the exam
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Yep, think this forum’s been burned before on this topic…
It will close down for 2 days, because some countries have the exam on Sundays
Hope. It is the quintessential human delusion, simultaneously the source of your greatest strength, and greatest weakness.
Don’t worry about bringing in 24 sharpened pencils in case one breaks, 20 should be more than enough.
Ha! Reminds me of how I would bring in my huge bundle of painstakingly sharpened pencils and use maybe two at the most!
I took a lot of pencils because I got a packet of them from the dollar store and took the whole dollars worth in
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Can you leave the test center between the exams? Some talk about huge line ups at the cafeteria but if you leave for a bit that shouldn’t be a worry
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